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HOMPERS.

APPLICATION FILED APR- 7, 1919.

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I ROMPERS. APPLICATION FILEDYAVPR. 7, I919.

Patented June 24, 1919.

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I ing at the till AMOS F. CHASE, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters iatent. Patented une 24, 1919.

Application filed April 7, 1919. Serial No. 288,004.

To'all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AMos F. Cnasn, citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Lynn, in thecounty of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Rompers; and I do declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact description 0 the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to pro vide a childs romper which may be easily and inexpensively manufactured, princlpally from a single length of material, and with this object in view, the invention re sides'in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the front of the garment.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the -back of the garment.

Fig. 3. is a detail section on the plane indicated by the line 33 of Fi 2.:

Fig. 4: 2 15 a plan'view of 5m length of material of which the garmentis formed.

Figs. 5 and 6 are pers ective views lookback of a di erent form of garment. e

Fig. 7 is a detail section on the plane of the line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

In the manufacture of the garment, I provide a single length of. material 1 having near one of its ends 2, a neck openi while adjacent its other end 4, the length of material is provided withnotches 5 to receive the childs legs. Opposite the neck opening 3, the length of material may be provided with pr0]ections 6 to form short sleeves. x

From the opening 3 the end 2 extends downwardly to form the upper half of the garment back; the intermediate portion of the material constitutes an interrupted front for the arment; andthe end 4 extends upwardly From the notches 5 to form the lower half of the garment back. This half is of greater width than the upper half 2 in order that it may be readily dropped when necessary, and normally the upper edge of said lower-half is gathered around the body by a draw-string 7 located in a hem 8 with its ends secured in the side seams 9 by means 7 of which the front and back of the garment are stitched together from the notches 5 to points below the shoulders, leaving armholes will be seen that no buttons whatever are 7 necessary, this being of great advantage not only in the manufacture of the garment, but in laundrying the same.

If desired, a strip of material 13 may be stitched around the edge of the neck opening 3 and provided with a draw-string 14 for gathering it around the neck after the child has inserted its head through said opening.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, all parts are the same as above described except that the lower end of the upper back half 2 depends freely over the upper portion of the lower half and is provided with an internal hem 15 and a draw-string 16. The ends of the two strings 16 and 7 are adapted to be tied together after the garment is gathered around the childs body, thus rendering the use of a tab and button unnecessary.

' From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that although both forms of the invention are of extremely sim le and inexpensive formation, they will be highly desirable, and

since probably the best results are obtainable from the details disclosed, they may Well be followed. However, within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous mmor changes ma well be made. Double faced goods may be used if desired and the garment thus made reversible.

I claim:

1. A romper formed principally of a single length of material having a neck opening out near one end, said end depending from said opening and forming theupper half of the garment back, the remainder of said length forming the complete garment front, having notches to receive the legs, and extending upwardly from these notches to form the lower half of the garment back, the edges of the front and back being stitched together from said notches to points draw-string therein adaptedto be tied with below the shoulders, leaving armh01es; the the aforesaid draw-string. 10 Width of said lower half of the back being In testimony whereof I. have hereunto set greater than said upper half and having a my hand.

5 draw-string. AMOS F; CHASE.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1, to- Witnesses: gether with an internal hem on said upper AUGUSTA R. DORMARAY, I

half of the garment back, and an additional GEORGE C. HIGGINS. 

